The Washington Post Online asked me to react to an op-ed published on Sunday by novelist Diane Johnson, titled The Dollar's Down. But We're Not Out, about the cruel plight of Dollar-earning American expatriates in Paris currently under duress due to the changing fortunes of the ever-soaring Euro. Here's the piece: Americans in Paris Don't Have It So Bad

L.A. Notes: What Goes On In LA, Stays In LA?

Warmest thanks to Piers of PSFK for inviting me at the PSFK Conference in Los Angeles on Sept 18. I was on a panel with great bloggers and writers to discuss the cultural trends in LA, with guidance from moderator Adriana Parcero: green issues; L.A.’s growing impact on the fashion world; what defined a center for LA; the possibility of Downtown becoming downtown and L.A. as a metaphor for the Internet.

I mostly talked about L.A. as the capital of mass appeal and center of hype, with edgy, up-to-the-minute brands such as American Apparel and Forever 21. We also talked about how Young Hollywood has been stealing the fashion scene with the help of characters such as the Cobra Snake and Cory Kennedy.
+ Coverage from the PSFK blog.

Kate Coe of Los Angeles media blog Fishbowl L.A. asks me 20 questions about my online and offline reading habits, the future of newspapers, dental hygiene and a pet unicorn.